Skip to content
← Explore word lists

CHINESE CHARACTER

nèi

内

内

Preparing animation…

inside

Numbered pinyin
nei4
English meanings
inside

Stroke practice

Loading writing practice…

BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Overlapping structure

Overlapping arrangement: first part 冂; second part 人.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿻冂人

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
Explore character components →

Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.

  1. 01

    mén门nèi内yǒurén有人。

    There's someone inside the door.

  2. 02

    zài在guónèi国内。

    In the country.

  3. 03

    zài在shì室nèi内。

    Indoors.

  4. 04

    yī一fēnzhōng分钟nèi内wánchéng完成。

    Finish within a minute.

  5. 05

    nèibù内部xiāoxi消息。

    Inside information.

  6. 06

    bùyào不要wǎng往lǐ里zǒu走。

    Don't go further in.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 之内
  • 以内
  • 内向
  • 内在
  • 内地
  • 内外
  • 内存
  • 内容
  • 内幕
  • 内心
  • 内涵
  • 内科
  • 内行
  • 内衣
  • 内部
  • 内阁
  • 内需
  • 国内
  • 在内
  • 境内
  • 海内外